how a madhyama-adhikari remains unaffected while preaching

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On the platform of madhyama-adhikara, one may have to associate with worldly

people while preaching the holy names in the course of jive-daya, showing

compassion to the living entities, but since he preaches the holy names with

utmost attention, he does not become affected by the sinful reactions of the

audience, rather he distributes mercy by removing the contamination of their

sinful reactions.

 

Caitanya Bhagavat Adi-khanda 16.172 ppt. by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

 

Once one of Srila Prabhupada's disciples asked him if a preacher of Krsna

consciousness could be contaminated by the karma of those persons to whom he

was preaching. Srila Prabhupada explained that a preacher is like a

physician. Just as a physician can avoid contracting a contagious disease

from one of his patients, so a preacher can avoid being "infected" by the

materialistic persons among whom he preaches. If the doctor becomes

infected, Srila Prabhupada said, then no one will be cured. Like a doctor, a

devotee must take the necessary precautions. Then he will be immune.

 

Quoted by SDG in BTG 21-12, 1986